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Fishing Reports
Burton: Level: 2.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 61 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Largemouth: Excellent. Wes Carlton reports, “The largemouth bite has been phenomenal the last couple of weeks. We have boated fish over 10 pounds with the largest being 12 pounds. These fish have been feeding early in the morning up until about 11 a.m.…
Blue Ridge: Level: 11.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 67 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Smallmouths: Good. Eric Crowley, with Lake and Stream Guide Service, reports, “Look for the smallie bite to take off. Topwater action early in the morning on the main lake is on fire. Large baits like the Smack Tackle Smack Jack wake bait…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 73 degrees. Clarity: Light stain; about 2 feet visibility. Crappie: Excellent. Rusty Parker said the crappie are biting like crazy, and you can catch them any way you want to right now. He said if you want to catch them on a cork and minnow or with a jig pitched…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Slow. Bartletts is running ahead of schedule, according to Dennis Hudson. “It’s not right, we should be catching prespawn fish right now,” he said. “Apparently, the fish are on bed, and if you ain’t looking at ’em, you can’t catch…
Allatoona: Level: 2.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Clear to light stain. Bass: Great. Matt Driver reports, “Spring started early this year, and usually April is the spawn month, but fish began to spawn in early to mid March. There are still many waves to go, but there will…
West Point: Level: 3.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 58 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Chris Bell reports, “Fishing has been sporadic with the up-and-down temperatures over the recent week. Fish are still holding to their prespawn areas, but the bite can be on one day and off the next. For bigger fish, use small…
Weiss: Level: 3.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 51-55 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Very good. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “The bass are very active all over the lake. Crankbaits like the new Jackall ASKA and Bling are producing very well in the creeks, and both largemouths and spots are in prespawn mode. If there is…
Sinclair: Level: Full pool. Temp: 52-58 degrees. Clarity: Muddy up the rivers, stained in the mid-lake and clear near the dam. Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “This month all fish will be shallow or moving quickly that way. Look for them to get on wood and grass. Seawalls and docks will produce well. Target these fish…
Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “The bass have moved up heavily on the beds now, and there are also a lot of nice fish cruising around bedding areas in the shallows. One good technique to use right now is to keep your trolling…
Saltwater: Inshore: Good, according to Capt. Greg Hildreth. The inshore fishing for redfish and trout has been very good this winter with the mild weather. The trout have moved into the creeks and have found the deeper holes. The fish are biting live shrimp under slip-sinker rigs as well as lead-head jigs threaded with soft-plastic…
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